Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, sometimes called cheilitis granulomatosa, is a rare condition of unknown etiology characterized by noncaseating granulomatous inflammation of the face with edema, facial nerve paralysis, and plication of the tongue.

The most well known criteria for the diagnosis of gastroduodenal Crohn's disease are those of Nugent and Roy, which include either 1) histologic finding of noncaseating granulomatous inflammation of the stomach or duodenum, with or without concomitant Crohn's disease in the remaining gastrointestinal tract, and the absence of other systemic granulomatous disorders; or 2) confirmed Crohn's disease of the gastrointestinal tract and radiographic or endoscopic findings of diffuse inflammation of the stomach or duodenum consistent with Crohn's disease (2-6).

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